Firm and Provider News

Akin Gump obtained a 5-1 decision at the International Trade Commission on behalf of Shikoku Chemicals Corporation and Shikoku International Corporation in which the Commission ruled there is no injury or threat of injury from chlorinated isocyanurates (swimming pool chemicals) from Japan. The Commission, at the same time, determined that there is a...

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP has announced that Christine Willgoos has joined the firm’s intellectual property practice as special counsel. Ms. Willgoos has extensive experience litigating complex patent matters for clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. She was previously counsel at Paul Hastings.

King & Spalding has recruited Norman A. Armstrong, Jr., former deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Mr. Armstrong will help lead the firm’s global antitrust practice.
As a deputy director of the FTC, Mr. Armstrong led three divisions that investigate...

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated licensed foreign legal consultant Yookyung Moon to partner. Ms. Moon is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation practice group and is based in the firm’s Seoul office.

Robert Faro, the Chief Financial Officer of Gibbons P.C., was selected as a finalist for the NJBIZ CFO of the Year Awards in the category of private companies with revenues over $50 million. This awards program, held on October 10, celebrated the financial executives who contribute to the success of New Jersey’s economic growth and stability.

Robert Faro, the Chief Financial Officer of Gibbons P.C., was selected as a finalist for the NJBIZ CFO of the Year Awards in the category of private companies with revenues over $50 million. This awards program, held on October 10, celebrated the financial executives who contribute to the success of New Jersey’s economic growth and stability.

The global law firm Jones Day has been ranked among the "Fearsome Foursome" – the law firms that clients would least like to see on the other side of the table – for the third consecutive time according to the BTI Litigation Outlook 2015 report, published this month by the BTI Consulting Group, Inc.

Cornerstone Research, a leading provider of economic and financial consulting and expert testimony, announced today that William W. Holder, dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting at the University of Southern California, has joined the firm as a senior advisor. He is also the Alan Casden Dean’s Chair and Professor of Accounting. Professor Holder...

Fragomen Worldwide, the leading provider of global immigration services and a member of both the Am Law 100 and the Am Law Global 100, announces the election of new partners and of counsel effective October 1, 2014. Fragomen’s newly elected individuals – who include senior legal professionals from across the Americas, Europe, and the Middle...

Fish & Richardson announced today that seven of its principals were featured in the “IP Stars – Top 250 Women in IP” for 2014 by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. The publication identifies the leading female intellectual property (IP) attorneys in the United States “believed to be the best of the best.”...

Pro Bono Partnership announced today that Marcia Levy has been selected as the organization’s new executive director. Ms. Levy comes to the Partnership from Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School where she was the associate dean of the Office of Career Services and professor of professional development. She will assume her new role on November 10.

In a further expansion of its European restructuring practice, King & Spalding has recruited English-qualified lawyer Elisabeth Baltay as a partner to its London office. Ms. Baltay will focus on financial restructuring and finance matters. She joins King & Spalding from Bingham McCutchen, where she was a partner.

Completing a series of announcements regarding the arrival of a group of partners from Bingham McCutchen, international law firm Akin Gump announced today that F. Mark Fucci and Anne-Marie Godfrey would be joining the firm’s Hong Kong office. Mr. Fucci will join as a partner in the financial restructuring practice, while Ms. Godfrey will join as a...

Fish & Richardson has been named an “IP Litigation Powerhouse” according to BTI Consulting Group’s Litigation Outlook 2015 survey of 300 corporate counsel. Fish was one of three top firms that in-house counsel turn to in high-stakes intellectual property (IP) litigation, having earned trust through unparalleled technical...

SorinRand, leading advisor to early-stage and emerging-growth companies in technology and tech-enabled industries and the investors who support them, is joining forces with McCarter & English. The transaction, which becomes effective October 1, will give the combined firm nine offices and approximately 425 attorneys. It will continue to be known as...

UBIC, Inc., a leading provider of international litigation support and big-data analysis services brought together industry experts for one of its UBIC Signature Seminars to discuss, How Evolving Big Data Can Enable Information Governance Opportunities.

Dykema has announced that 12 of its attorneys from six of the firm’s offices were named “local litigation stars” by Benchmark Litigation. Additionally, five of the firm's attorneys were named “future stars.”

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is pleased to announce that Ray Schrock has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner to play a leadership role in its market-leading global Business Finance & Restructuring Practice.

Ankit D. Patel has joined Gibbons P.C. as an apprentice in the Intellectual Property Department. Mr. Patel is the fourth participant in the firm’s Apprenticeship Program, which Gibbons launched in 2010 to help maximize the value of its legal and client services while also providing a solid training ground for new attorneys. James J. Kang, the firm...